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Eighth-Grader's Perfect Women's Ncaa Bracket Lasts Until Sweet 16 Before Finally Missing a Game
Otto Schellhammer was the only person with a perfect women's NCAA bracket after the first two rounds among 41.2 million entries, before missing a Sweet 16 pick.
- Fourteen-Year-Old Otto Schellhammer of Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, holds the only perfect bracket among 41.2 million entries after successfully navigating the opening two rounds of the NCAA women's basketball tournament without a single incorrect pick.
- Attributing his success to "100% luck," Otto beat odds across a pool of 5.2 million women's brackets and 36 million men's entries during his 48-game perfect streak. The Pittsburgh eighth-grader admits he knows nothing about basketball.
- His mother, Amy, called the situation "absolutely hilarious," noting her son's growing excitement about the games. While Otto claims his strategy was random, he is rooting for the Texas Longhorns to "bring it home."
- Schellhammer finally missed a selection during the Sweet 16 round that tipped off Friday, ending his perfect streak. His initial 48-game run remains a standout anomaly in this year's March Madness competition.
- Competition moves to the Elite 8 this weekend, with remaining 16 teams competing for spots in the Final Four. The National Championship round is scheduled for next weekend.
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The Hamilton SpectatorEighth-grader’s perfect women’s NCAA bracket lasts until Sweet 16 before finally missing a game
It took Pittsburgh eighth-grader Otto Schellhammer until the Sweet 16 to finally miss one of his women's picks for March Madness.
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Eighth-grader's perfect women's NCAA bracket lasts until Sweet 16 before finally missing a game
Pittsburgh eighth-grader Otto Schellhammer made it to the Sweet 16 before missing his first pick in the women's NCAA Tournament.
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Final perfect women's bracket busts with Notre Dame's 67-64 win over Vanderbilt
The lone women's perfect bracket fell in the first game of the Sweet 16. No. 6 Notre Dame's 67-64 win against No. 2 Vanderbilt on Friday afternoon eliminated the only remaining perfect bracket: "Oschell17" from Otto Schellhammer of Pittsburgh, Pa in ESPN's game.
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